Dr. Walker (Founder, Teacher And President) Was Elected As A Teacher of Paine Institute, July 17, 1883. He Was Elected To Succeed Dr. Callaway As Second President In 1884, And Remained President Until His Death, May 17, 1911. Under His...

The Third Principal of Saint Augustine's College Was the Reverend Robert Bean Sutton, Ph.D., Who Was a Priest and Medical Doctor Prior to His Becoming the School's Head. The Lyman Building Was Completed During His Administration. This Building Was...

The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...

Named After Bishop Robert S. Williams Who Raised Construction Funds In Part From Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company (TCI). It Served as the Old Administration Building, Women's Dormitory, and Location For Home Economics Classes. Williams...

Rev. Hammond Was A Minister Of The Methodist Episcopal Church From The North Georgia Conference. He was Elected The Third President Of Paine College In 1911 And Served Until 1915. Bennett Hall Was Erected During His Administration.

Dr. Betts, A Minister Of The South Carolina Conference, Was Elected The Fifth President Of Paine College In 1917, And Served Until 1921. During His Administration, Paine Acquired Ninety One Acres Of Property; And The Southern Methodist General...

[Academic Building]. Built around 1917. Location: Was located on what is now Netterville Drive, east of the Mississippi River, adjacent to the old Administration Building. Purpose: During the early years, up through the 80s, it was a multipurpose...

Rev. Tomlin Was A Teacher From 1919 Until 1921, And Acting President From 1921 Until 1923. He Was Named The Sixth President Of Paine College In 1923 And Served Until 1929. Under His Administration, Epworth Hall, A Dormitory For Men; And Mary Helm...

Named After the School's Fifth President, Brown Hall Was Built in 1927 at a Cost of 150,000, Half of Which Was Donated By the John D. Rockefeller General Education Board. Brown Hall Served as the College's Administration Building.

Dr. Calhoun Was Elected The Eighth President Of Paine College In 1956, And Gave Fourteen Years Of Progressive Leadership To The College Following His Experience As A Methodist Minister And Missionary To China In 1940 And 1946. Paine Had An All...